Trichoderma species for biocontrol of soil-borne plant pathogens of pasture species

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1052-1069

  Kandula, D R W ^a   Jones, E E ^a   Stewart, A ^a   McLean, K L ^a   Hampton, J G ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

damping off; Pythium ultimum; Rhizoctonia solani; Sclerotinia trifoliorum; seedling establishment

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DAMPING-OFF; DISEASE CONTROL; GRASS; GROWTH; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LEGUME; PASTURE; SEEDLING EMERGENCE; SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT;

FUNGI; HYPOCREA VIRENS; LOLIUM PERENNE; PYTHIUM ULTIMUM; SCLEROTINIA TRIFOLIORUM; THANATEPHORUS CUCUMERIS; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA ATROVIRIDE; TRICHODERMA HAMATUM; TRICHODERMA KONINGIOPSIS; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84929676538     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2015.1028892     Document Type: Article

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